Cord Jefferson, a former staff writer at Gawker, has won his first Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay for 'American Fiction.' Directed by Jefferson, the film is riotously funny and offers a sharp commentary on the uneasy racial dynamics of modern publishing. Jefferson's win is a significant milestone, being the first Oscar for a former Gawker writer since Neetzan Zimmerman's Sound Mixing prize in 2013. In his victory, Jefferson highlighted the influence of filmmakers like Spike Lee and 'Hollywood Shuffle' and stressed the need for Hollywood to embrace depictions of Black life that are as broad and as deep as any other. 'American Fiction' has been praised for its satirical take on the publishing industry and Hollywood's treatment of Black creatives, with Jefferson urging the industry to take more risks.
Congrats to @cordjefferson on his #Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay! And kudos for a brilliant acceptance speech as well. When I chatted with Cord recently he elaborated on the difficulty to get #AmericanFiction greenlit & the need for allies to step up. https://t.co/XHToiSgix1
#Oscar-winning director Cord Jefferson talked to Rolling Stone about "American Fiction," a scathing satire of publishing and Hollywood’s treatment of Black creatives. Revisit the December interview: https://t.co/weU5GNzyIe https://t.co/iyIkKUbg0C
Cord Jefferson with his #Oscar https://t.co/d0MBVJWzLO
"American Fiction" Oscar-winner Cord Jefferson on what the film's success means: "There is a market for depictions of Black life that are as broad and as deep as any other depictions of people's lives" https://t.co/zBZiywMTRo https://t.co/wlN8UUDklN
'American Fiction' Writer Cord Jefferson Implores Hollywood to Take More Risks as He Wins Oscar https://t.co/Q1KiEunTj7
So proud of @cordjefferson! https://t.co/r5nPjt17Yk
Congratulations @cordjefferson!!!!
Congrats to #AmericanFiction writer-director @cordjefferson! #Oscars https://t.co/1FKFZrOAYD https://t.co/ifJ7y5h76n
Ten years ago, Cord Jefferson was blogging for Gawker. Now, he won his first Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay for 'American Fiction.' Jefferson traces his path from online journalist to full-fledged filmmaker in an interview on The Last Laugh. Listen: https://t.co/ejMvI2XTKG
Cord Jefferson's Adapted Screenplay trophy is the first Oscar won by a former Gawker writer since Neetzan Zimmerman's Sound Mixing prize in 2013.
"Why is it always the tragedy and the misery?.... — why has Black life become reduced to just that onscreen?" Revisit Rolling Stone's interview with "American Fiction" director Cord Jefferson, who just won an #Oscar: https://t.co/weU5GNz0SG https://t.co/3hQvQBcERq
Cord Jefferson wins his first #Oscar https://t.co/sayohu2WaW
Congratulations to Cord Jefferson for being — I think — the first Gawker writer in history to win an Oscar! Here’s more about this wonderful guy, who gave me a lot of time this summer for a @washingtonpost profile. https://t.co/HA6HZMXsbu https://t.co/TkOgBp874t
“American Fiction” wins the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. The film is riotously funny—and not just in ways that skewer the uneasy racial dynamics of modern publishing, writes Hannah Giorgis: https://t.co/4l08qZQLeW
#Oscar winner Cord Jefferson shares how Spike Lee, 'Hollywood Shuffle' and more influenced #AmericanFiction. https://t.co/Nawcr5lB3S
Hell yeah @cordjefferson!
Academy Award winner @cordjefferson let’s goooooo
CORD!!!! @cordjefferson
Is Cord Jefferson the first Oscar winner who also was a staff writer at Gawker?